EXOCENTRIC

exocentric

(adjective) not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents; “when ‘until last Easter’ serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

exocentric (not comparable)

Focused or centered on something outside of itself.

(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

Noun

exocentric (plural exocentrics)

(grammar) An exocentric compound.

Source: Wiktionary

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